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In reply to the discussion: We need a new Democratic Party [View all]the only thing this says to me
"During his first campaign, Obama ran on making permanent the tax cuts for those earning $250,000 or less."
Is basically
"During his first campaign, Obama ran on massive tax cuts for the rich."
Which, unfortunately, the facts and the numbers show to be true.
As I said, when I voted for Obama in 2008, I was not endorsing the $250,000 goalpost that he ran on because
1. I was hoping a Democratic Congress would reduce that ridiculously high number (a foolish hope from New Democrats, I know, but hope springs eternal. Even Obama has not killed it.)
2. At that point I was not yet aware of how much that goalpost favored the wealthy until CTJ came out with their report, incomparably showing how much it did, and does.
Just because Obama got elected promising massive tax cuts for the rich, does not suddenly make massive tax cuts for the rich a good idea, a progressive idea.
Because they are neither.
And I hoped for better from Obama.